Die Krokodildans

Historiola De Musico Et Crocodile  Translation by J. Mark Sugars 1998 A musician was walking along the Nile with violin & bow  - when a crocodile burst out of the river below & showed his teeth opening wide his jaw - attacking the musician - so to swallow him whole, but the poor musician put  bow to violin & though pale with fear, swiftly   Started playing sweetly, he grew more brave   and as lovely sounds reached the monster's ears danced for joy, dancing in circles on the  sand - across the shadows of pyramids and palms, slapping the pyramids with his heavy tail, not caring that the they were frail after  Centuries gathering dust; one of the pyramids  collapsed under his tail's a mighty blow and laid  the old Nile crocodile so low, thus the monument  buried the whole crocodile under thousands of  limestone blocks - the musician was so happy,  he had saved himself - so he went straight to   The nearest pub, & though he was rid of his fearsome foe he was still shaking as wildly as  the pyramid did, he drank down brandy and  whisky, and when he asked for more wine,  they said there wasn't any - & our hero had  always had a terrible thirst - but his most  Recent adventure made this the worst thirst,  his story moved our hearts and in sympathy  for his plight, we resolved to keep drinking all  through the night!

IN MY 1940 FAK-BUNDEL is daar 'n lied "Die Krokodildans", 

Lied 149, gebaseer op die Duitse  E. Geibel  - "Ein Lust'ger 

Musikante" gesing op 'n Binschgauerwysie 1840 - later het 

hulle die oulike spotliedjie uitgelaat toe FAK-herdruk is.  

Die Afrikaanse sangteks klink so:

"Beroemde Skots professor gaan wandel aan die Nyl, 

Toe kruip 'n groot swart krokodil uit waters vaal en vuil

ou krokkie lek sy lippe, 'n stukkie steek, aha!

Die Skot se rokkies fladder, sy kniee bewe bang, toe 

blaas hy op sy doedelsak 'n vreemde kattesang, allegro,

dolce, presto, geen krok kan dit verdra,  

Net toe die doedelnote begin te huil en skree, toe dans 

ou krokkie ligvoet op sy toontjies soos 'n fee, dis 'dwaal-

storie-riel' en polka, dis wals en Siembamba

Die dans word al hoe wilder, die mummies skree "bulperd" 

totdat ou krok tien piramides ompiets met sy stert - maar 

dom'nee Toet-ank-amen kon wulpsheid nooit verdra

Oom Toekie laai sy sanna toe hy die wulpsheid siet en 

blaas ou krokkie Bosveld-toe met kruit en dinamiet, ou

Farao kry 'n boggel en skater ha-ha-ha!

Toe't Jock ook sommer dadelik 'n whiskyglas bestel en 

almal drink Nylwater op die stomme krokodel, hoera vir 

Jock McLachlan se doedelsak, hoera

Herodes is die skinker, hy ken die Nyl se vog, en as hul 

nie verdrink het nie, dan drink hul seker nog... hoera!

 

[Page 137, No 67

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[Song sung in German:]

https://youtu.be/grFVYJ6yQw8

LATIN:

Historiola De Musico Et Crocodile

1. Cum viola et arcu ad Nilum musicus
ibat, quum crocodilus erupit fluctibus.

2. Patefecit bestia fauces horrentes dentibus
voluitque saevis illum vorare rictibus.

3. Is tangit arcu chordas pavore pallidus
alacriter et dulce quandoque fortius.

4. Quum sonitus audisset tam suaves, subito
saltare coepit monstrum exsultans gaudio.

5. Saltavit iuxta ripam pedibusque circulos
pyramidum sub umbra fecit pulcherrimos.

6. Pyramidasque cauda feriebat bellua,
quae dudum vacillabant iam per tria saecula.

7. Et una est earum sub his valentibus
ingenti cum fragore collapsa ictibus.

8. Quae corruens oppressit Niliacum pecus;
sub mille nunc sepultum iacet lapidibus.

9. At ille, sic servatus feliciter, viam
confestim in tabernam direxit proximam,

10. Ut tantum post terrorem paulum quiesceret
et ossibus tremorem potans excuteret.

11. Quum unicum adesset Falerni dolium
exhausit ille totum fideliter cadum.

12. Nam sitis illi semper non parva fuerat
quae inter hunc terrorem adhuc increverat.

13. Horrore narrationis et nos tremiscimus;
quapropter, sicut ille bibamus fortius!

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